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Milbert's Tortoiseshell Loves Joe Pye Weed

Milbert's Tortoiseshell overwinters as an adult in hollow logs and under old buildings. Like at least 10 other butterflies, it raises its caterpillars in nettles, so please leave them in the back of the garden or on the margins. You'll see these beauties when the Joe Pye and black eyed Susan's flower. You can attract them to your garden by leaving out rotting fruit.